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Sikkim Flash Flood Death Toll Rises To 26; 142 People Still Missing

Zee News Saturday, 7 October 2023
The flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4 was triggered by the glacial-fed Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim. 
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